Case study

fc3-nx: an experimental Far Cry 3 static recompilation

fc3-nx uses ReXGlue to translate the Xbox 360 Far Cry 3 PowerPC executable into C++ for a planned Nintendo Switch port. It contains game-specific manifests, analysis and renderer adaptations; the documented PC build links but stops during boot at a guest-memory access.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 12
Last commit: 2026-10-15
Language: C
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Supply your own Far Cry 3 Xbox 360 game copy.
Prerequisites: The PC build requires Windows 10/11, VS 2022 Build Tools, LLVM Clang, Python 3 and Ninja.
Limits: The PC boot stops at guest address 0x13C; the Switch stage remains unfinished.
License: GPL-3.0 licensed.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{fc3-nx-far-cry-3-case,
  title = {{fc3-nx: an experimental Far Cry 3 static recompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/barbaruiva25/fc3-nx}},
  url = {https://github.com/barbaruiva25/fc3-nx},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/fc3-nx-far-cry-3-case/}}
}

Plain text

fc3-nx: an experimental Far Cry 3 static recompilation. https://github.com/barbaruiva25/fc3-nx (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/fc3-nx-far-cry-3-case/

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README.md GitHub · barbaruiva25/fc3-nx · Revision fd4f80c